Why is ex-Liberal MP Raymond Chan running away from a reporter?

Will party bagman have a role if Trudeau becomes PM?

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau ended his campaign with a raspy voice, amid an overflow crowd at the Pipe Shop at the Shipyards in North Vancouver on Oct. 18. Introduced by restaurateur Vikram Vij, Trudeau relied on his speaking notes, even for recounting childhood memories in North Vancouver. He passionately urged his supporters to get out the vote on election day, to defeat Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

I reminded Chan that I had been trying to get his side of the story since April, but all he told me today was: “What I don’t like is people feeding on rumours, and then we don’t respond to rumours. It’s so unfair.”

I began to ask about his Liberal fundraising activities. Chan turned around to walk away. I turned on my video app and tried following him on the public walkway, to the parking lot, while loudly asking more questions. Several people, who later claimed to be Liberal volunteers, physically blocked both my lens and my passage, and shoved and pushed me. Do you recognize who these three people are?Mobile users, click here to see the video.

UPDATE: Trudeau and the Liberals won the election and will form the next government. The man with the round face celebrated with Chan onstage at the Liberal victory party in Vancouver.

What role will Chan, and his supporters, have with the Trudeau Liberal government that will be sworn-in on Nov. 4?